The Best Ways to Strengthen the Calf Because I'm Tired of Sending My Clients YouTube Links

Here are the ways to effectively load the calf.

#1) With the knee bent to target the soleus:

⇨You could use the machine that was built for it. Load it up.

 

⇨Could also use a Smith machine. Still loading it up, requires slightly more upper body strength to rack it.

⇨Could use a prone hamstring curl machine as well. Load it up.

⇨Could also use a leg extension machine. Still loading it up, but you may need someone to help put the weight on you.

#2) With the knee straight to target the gastrocnemius:

⇨You could use a Smith machine so you don't accidentally turn it into a balance exercise. Load it up.

 

  

⇨You could use a leg press. Load it up.

⇨You could do the Chris Johnson variation, putting weight on your back or holding it down by your sides. Load it up, requires a little more balance with an added degree of freedom.

 

These are the ways to strengthen the calf. Go do them with the volume/intensity scheme that fits your goal.